This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: runair88 Surnames: Smith, Button Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6865.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to the 1880 census,John was a boarder with the Button family in Machias and working as a stone mason. The same census said John and his parents were all born in MA.I doubt that he and his family lived in NY City.-------------Terry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.